we believe there's a better way to lower the deficit. but americans do not support sacrificing real spending cuts for more tax hikes. the president's sequester should be replaced with spending cuts reforms that put us on a path that would balance the budget over next 10 years. the american people believe that the tax question have -- tax question has been settled. they know the president called for a balanced approach to the debt, a combination of revenues and spending cuts. and they know that he has done his revenue. the american people do not believe -- he has gotten his revenue. the american people do not believe that he will not get more revenue to lower the debt. the president does not believe we have a spending problem care he genuinely believes the government's spending causes economic growth. if that weren't true, the economy would be thriving. small businesses are struggling. middle-class families, those that are lucky enough to have a job, are living paycheck to paycheck. and president obama just insisted on raising their taxes